Borders bankruptcy?

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Borders Group Inc. signage is displayed on an awning outside of a bookstore in the midtown area of New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Borders Group, the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, may file for protection from creditors as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Borders Group Inc. signage is displayed on an awning outside of a bookstore in the midtown area of New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Borders Group, the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, may file for protection from creditors as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the matter. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Borders Group Inc. signage is displayed on an awning outside of a bookstore in the midtown area of New York, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Borders Group, the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, may file for protection from creditors as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the matter.